• 11 People You’ll See At Your Hometown Bar Over Winter Break

    11 People You’ll See At Your Hometown Bar Over Winter Break

    Whether it’s drunkenly telling a teacher how great they were, or faking a smile while listening to how your old friend wants to drop out of college and travel the world, there’s huge potential for some memorable moments.

  • Candy Dish: MIP in Hollywood

    Candy Dish: MIP in Hollywood

    •The breakout stars of 2011
    •We’ve come a long way since high school friends
    •Are you checking Facebook and Twitter during sex?
    •Even Jennifer Love Hewitt reads self-help books on love!
    •How to get a braided updo
    •Are you ruining your vocal cords?

  • High School Friends as Roommates: A Definite Don’t

    High School Friends as Roommates: A Definite Don’t

    Our friends are supposed to be the ones we come to in the direst times of need. The people who hold our hair back after a long night of Nuvo, the ones who we have on speed dial – right after mom and Chipotle pick up. Anyone lucky enough to have a good friend knows that if done correctly, friendship can be everything. Just not a living arrangement.

  • The Do’s and Don’ts of Going to College With Your BFF

    The Do’s and Don’ts of Going to College With Your BFF

    It started at the bus stop. I was probably wearing obnoxiously colored leggings and keds, and she was probably wearing a denim jumper and Mary Janes with those little white socks with the frilly edges. You know the types. She asked if I wanted to share a bus seat with her since we were in the same kindergarten class. I said yes. Fast forward 13 years, and we’re texting each other about our plans for the first night of college.

  • The Weekly Ten: Our Winter Break Plans

    The Weekly Ten: Our Winter Break Plans

    Let’s be honest. There were times when you weren’t sure you’d make it. You were optimistic back in August, but less so as the months wore on. You started your countdown on Halloween, and were ready to tear your own hair out over Thanksgiving break. By the time finals week had rolled around you had already checked out. But somehow, somehow you’ve managed to make it through.

  • 5 Things to Know About Being Home for Thanksgiving [CONTEST]

    5 Things to Know About Being Home for Thanksgiving [CONTEST]

    It’s about that time again. Right as you’ve settled into campus life quite comfortably, you’re packing your backs and buying mini-bottles in preparation for a Thanksgiving spent with your sometimes-endearing, usually well-meaning family. Brace yourselves, because the transition back isn’t as easy as the one you made upon leaving home.

  • Surviving Senior Year: Separation Anxiety

    Surviving Senior Year: Separation Anxiety

    On Thursday night I had dinner with a friend. We went to the same college, but she graduated last year, so I haven’t seen as much of her as I used to. But when we finally had the chance to hang out and catch up, it reminded of how much I missed her, how much I missed having her around. It made me stop and think about what would happen next year, after I’ve graduated.

  • The High School Friend Decoder

    The High School Friend Decoder

    Whether you’re fresh on campus or are a seasoned beer pong pro, everyone can remember the day they said goodbye to their high school friends. It began a whole new type of LDR. The long distance friendship (or LDF) is most common among people who have known one another for years, and are then forcefully separated by miles and ten different college towns.

  • The Six Types of Friends You’ll NEVER See over Summer Break

    The Six Types of Friends You’ll NEVER See over Summer Break

    Ah, summer. The temperatures rise, the air thickens, our tans darken (unless you work in an office like me), and we go back to the old friends from home that we haven’t spent much time with in the past year. But among the mass of people you used to see all the time in high school, there are six different types of people that you will never see over your long summer vacation at home.

  • The 7 People You’ll Run Into Over Break

    The 7 People You’ll Run Into Over Break

    For most of us the semester has come to an end and finals are right around the corner. After a week of sleeping two hours a night and living on Red Bulls and delivery food, we will all be sprinting home to nurse our under eye circles with homemade food and a queen-size bed.

  • College Friends vs. High School Bonds

    College Friends vs. High School Bonds

    I remember going to college expecting to make some of the best friends of my life. It had always seemed that way — you have nice high school friends, but gradually they fade out of the picture and your college friends dominate your life. Wasn’t that the way it was supposed to be?

  • The Freshman Experience: What is home?

    The Freshman Experience: What is home?

    I was home for Fall Break for four days, and I realized that maybe adapting to college was easier t…

  • The Freshman Experience: Are Freshmen Forever Friends?

    The Freshman Experience: Are Freshmen Forever Friends?

    I have been in college for almost a month, and so far my biggest problem is something I’ve done qui…